Pasture yield response to precipitation and high temperature in Mongolia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 94-110

  Munkhtsetseg, E ^a   Kimura, R ^a   Wang, J ^a   Shinoda, M ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal available pasture biomass; Aridity index; Desert ecosystems; Mongolian grassland

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; BIOMASS; DATABASE; DESERT; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RESPONSE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; METEOROLOGY; PASTORALISM; PASTURE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; YIELD RESPONSE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33947687731     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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